Jaconé Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, looking at what’s ahead for the Jaconé stretch. The water's sitting at a pretty normal 72°F, nothing out of the ordinary for the time of year.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but things start to fire up from Thursday morning, 6th of August. That morning session is where the week really kicks off with clean conditions and a solid 6ft swell coming out of the ENE. The energy’s moderate with a reading of 456, and that light cross-off breeze is going to keep the face tidy. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit on the lumpy side, but it’s rideable and fun. Thursday afternoon drops back a touch to 4ft but stays clean.

Friday the 7th holds similar clean 4ft surf in the morning before fading into tiny 1ft mush by the afternoon. Saturday the 8th sees a real shift – morning is a write-off with weak 2ft slop, but Saturday afternoon brings a powerful 5ft groundswell from the SSW with a very long 16-second period. The energy jumps to 1467 – that's strong. Problem is, the wind swings onshore and it gets messy. That kind of long-period swell at a beach setup like Jaconé can be tricky, breaking too straight. It looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing that afternoon.

Sunday the 9th has a building 7ft SSW swell with 13-second period, but the wind is cross and then onshore, so forget about clean waves. Monday the 10th you’ve got 7ft to 7ft S swells, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. Not great.

Now, here's the standout. Thursday the 13th of August morning – that is the pick of the first week. We get a clean 7ft S groundswell (12-second period) with a solid 1312 energy reading and offshore NE winds. This is proper, clean, lined-up surf for experienced surfers. It’s a bit much for beginners at that size. Thursday afternoon drops to 6ft but stays clean.

We then hit a rough patch. Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are mostly messy with onshore winds and choppy conditions. But Sunday the 16th of August morning is another absolute standout. We’ve got an 8ft SSE groundswell, 13-second period, and the energy is pumping at 2525 – that’s very strong. The wind is offshore from the ENE, keeping it clean and hollow. This is expert territory only at that size, and with crowds possible at Jaconé, you’ll want to be early. Sunday afternoon holds at 8ft with fresh offshore winds - still clean but powerful.

Monday the 17th backs off to a more manageable 5ft S swell in the morning with offshore winds, clean and fun. The following days drop right off – Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th are weak, with small 4ft to 2ft waves and ordinary conditions. Thursday the 20th of August morning returns with a clean 6ft SSW groundswell (12 seconds, 994 energy) and offshore NE winds – a solid session to close out the outlook.

So the two standout sessions are Thursday 13th August morning and Sunday 16th August morning – the Sunday is the bigger, more powerful one, but only for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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